Pitting Dorn and his sons against the vile machinations of Alpharius and his nefarious sons, Praetorian of Dorn turned out to be a rather mixed novel that spent far too much time on the XX Legion rather than the VII, and thus failed to really elucidate a strong sense of Legion personality for the Imperial Fists while the Alpha Legion only got better and better.
UPCOMING HORUS HERESY NOVELS SHATTERED LEGIONS SERIES
John French’s Praetorian of Dorn was all set to change the shortcomings of the series with regards to the VII Legion. Which kind of rankles since the VII Legion is as interesting as any of the others and Dorn’s role as the Praetorian of Terra is a vital one in the Heresy. The World Eaters and the Iron Warriors might make a claim as well, but they have at least been at the forefront of the Heresy all the way while the Imperial Fists have been relegated to the defense of Terra and seemingly have done little of note, being a static legion in effect. Of all the Legions we’ve seen so far in the series, it is perhaps the Imperial Fists of whom we have seen very little of in comparison. Now, we see the fallout of that war as the survivors tally the cost and prepare themselves for the inevitable siege that Horus is bringing, and it is a superb read by any measure.Ĭontinue reading “Magisterium by Chris Wraight (Short Story Review)” → Praetorian of Dorn by John French (Book Review)
We know that when Magnus applied the darkest sorcerous arts to warn the Emperor of Horus’ treachery, he unwittingly destroyed the Webway Project and that a bitter struggle between the Emperor’s Custodians and the forces of Chaos raged in the deepest heart of the Imperial Palace. Whether we look at the novels The Emperor’s Legion or The Carrion Throne or the various appearances of the Legio in the Horus Heresy in various forms, they have ever been the pinnacle of the Emperor’s gene-forging, shining examples of a bright future that even the Legiones Astartes struggled to match.Ĭhris Wraight’s Magisterium takes us back in time to the Legio’s first and greatest defeat. Over the last several years we have seen ever more of them and the veils have been pulled back bit by bit, exposing the secrets of the Emperor’s companions, and it has been a damn exciting time. Not to mention how Boreas has been shaped over those years and the final moments of his life of toiling in secret far from the eyes of his brothers.Ĭontinue reading “Angels of Darkness by Gav Thorpe (Book Review)” →įor long years ever since their name was first put down, the Custodians of the Emperor have been an organization of mystique and secrets. It is a well-woven tale of mystery and intrigue as we learn some of the secrets of the Dark Angels from the war-wracked Horus Heresy era and learn also the events that shaped Astelan into the traitor he became. Angels of Darkness proved to be a hit, so much so that it received a second printing only three years later and just three years past it received a fourth printing.Īngels of Darkness is the story of the traitor warrior Merir Astelan and the hero Boreas as their lives intersect and as years down the line Boreas reflects on that encounter. A rich ten-thousand year history erased in a heartbeat. Descendants of the First Legion, the Dark Angels harbour great and terrible secrets of their past, secrets that if they ever came to light would damn the chapter and all its successors. Titled Angels of Darkness, it marked his first foray into the realm of the mysterious but valiant Space Marines and of all the ones he could have taken his pick of, he chose the deliberately obfuscative Dark Angels.
On 25th February, 2003 Black Library released a rather innocuous-looking novel by author and game designer Gav Thorpe.
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